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  1. SATA(s) and math questions

    matt59 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ... so anyway, I had been lurking in this forum for a while trying to learn all I could about how the nclex was scored, & here is what happened to me. I tested yesterday afternoon, & right out...

  2. Anyone get results <48 hours?

    matt59 replied to shannonFNP's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The Pa. BON showed mine in about 24 hours. Good luck!

  3. Is it just me or LaCharity's book is much harder?

    matt59 replied to Mochafrap_RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I got better scores with the Saunder's book than with any other. For a while, there, it was my favorite book because of that, but in retrospect, I think maybe the questions were lower level. I passed,...

  4. Recent NCLEX-RN test takers

    matt59 replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ... I also recall getting a couple of G&D questions, however, I considered those the sacrificial lamb, as there was no way I could remember all the G&D milestones with everything else i was...

  5. Recent NCLEX-RN test takers

    matt59 replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Sorry I missed this post, sparkplnty. Interspersed in with the 6 SATAs & 4 or 5 math questions I got, were prioritization questions (who to assess first) & what seemed to me like way too many...

  6. which nclex study book is most like the real nclex?

    matt59 replied to texas2007's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The 4th book I did was the Saunders & I liked it because my scores started consistently picking up in to the 70%s, giving me confidence. After I finished the Saunders, I started doing Lippincott,...

  7. SATA(s) and math questions

    matt59 replied to matt59's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank

  8. SATA(s) and math questions

    matt59 replied to matt59's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes, I got home from work, glumly went to 'Pearsonvue' & noted my results were not available. Then I halfheartedly went to the BON site to check on my TPA & read that it said "null &...

  9. SATA(s) and math questions

    matt59 replied to matt59's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank you for the congrats! Anyway, your post pretty much sums up the way I felt, except for not being sure whether I passed--I knew I had failed. I was so sure of failing, that I would have taken...

  10. SATA(s) and math questions

    matt59 replied to matt59's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank you!!

  11. dispelling NCLEX myths

    matt59 replied to Jamie2887's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ... and here is one I had read a lot of discussion on prior to testing: a lot of SATAs means you passed & a lot of math means you failed. I am a firm believer in Suzanne on this one; I only got 6...

  12. What did you get on the Question Trainers??

    matt59 replied to BrklynNYgal's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    By "trainers," are you meaning any specifically? A nclex seminar was presented before I graduated, & the nurses who presented it suggested doing so many thousand questions (I can't remember how...

  13. taking my nclex... ^^

    matt59 replied to Taimanov's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm pretty new to all of this, but yesterday when I went in, I felt like maybe i should put it off for a few more weeks, & about 6 questions into it I was like ***(?), & before I was 1/2 way...

  14. SATA(s) and math questions

    matt59 replied to matt59's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    thank you!!!!

  15. SATA(s) and math questions

    matt59 replied to matt59's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank you, Suzzane!

  16. SATA(s) and math questions

    matt59 replied to matt59's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Oh, hey, thank you, Silverdragon. I'm still about halfway thinking I am going to check next week & the BON is going to have changed their mind.

  17. Contract/Bonus repayment

    matt59 replied to DBev93's topic in General Nursing

    I recently resigned from a position w/ a sign-on bonus because the commute turned out to be more than I was up to. There were provisions for credit card repayment. Maybe you could investigate

  18. first interview

    matt59 replied to liz_beth_v's topic in General Nursing

    Liz-Beth, I graduated in May, & since January I have been on the interview circuit (the first time since '88). It pains me to type this, for one thing to contradict seasoned nurses & for a...

  19. Grades don't matter!

    matt59 replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, good luck on your

  20. Is a stethoscope a stethoscope?

    matt59 replied to Bpeaceful2All's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    What i will tell you from experience is: if you have wrecked your hearing, all stethoscopes are not created

  21. Grades don't matter!

    matt59 replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    I put a lot of effort into it & got good grades from the beginning to the end of my program; however, I was usually anxious about my ability to perform competently in lab & clinical, although...

  22. ThinkLabs electronic steth for hearing probs

    matt59 replied to shhnack's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I am only a brand new GN, so take this for what it is worth. When I quit my airline mechanic job & started nsg school, one of the first of a series of many anxiety attacks was over the fact that...

  23. does bladder irrigation have to be aseptic technique?

    matt59 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi, & thanks in advance for any & all help I get with this. I am a nsg student nearing the end of his summer semester, & as we all have a short presentation to make on our last clinical...

  24. does bladder irrigation have to be aseptic technique?

    matt59 replied to matt59's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Trudy, thank you for your reply, & I hope you read my previous post. No, she was not mad, & if embarrassed, she certainly knows how not to show it. My RN today said, "Matt, you did a lot...

  25. does bladder irrigation have to be aseptic technique?

    matt59 replied to matt59's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Suesquatch, thank you for your input. I have been a noncontributing observer of this site for a little while & have observed & enjoyed your input. Okay, then, not intending to be...